Jimmy Butler forgot his mic was on

Nice

Doesn't bother me. I got a good laugh at it.

Definitely one of those subjects where most people are on the same page, but nobody really discusses it so the status quo just remains.

I don't understand how cursing can offend somebody when not directed at an individual. I curse a ton. When I sense that people around me might be offended I'll watch what I say, though.

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The faux outrage over profanity is poppycock. And that's coming from a dude who cusses so little irl that people are shocked when they hear me drop a random f-bomb

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If anything, cursing can be useful. My mom curses like a damn sailor(OT trash ). If I hear here on a rant, I've gotta asses how much shite I'm in by other means. But my dad is like you. And if he drops an F bomb, I KNOW I've done stepped in it.

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I curse a ton.

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Me too. I catch myself dropping F bombs as a fill in word lol.

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It's really all about being cognizant of your surroundings. Most are

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If someone is cussing so much that it's irritating, most of the annoyance is probably due to them talking loud enough that every word they say is discernable. But yeah, I realize it bothers some folks, and my fowl mouthed momma raised me to be respectful, dammit.

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Hell, even the saltiest mofo usually curtails his cussing in church, you know?

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My experience with church has been, how do I put it.....backwards. My parents aren't religious, and neither am I. But we would attend services with my grandparents...Southern Baptists who lived in Shelby, Mississippi. In church, most respectful people you ever met. Out of church, oh boy. Definition of ignorant, racist, know it all Southerners. Love em to death, and genuinely great, great people. But observing their behavior and ideals growing up, I was really turned off by the whole church thing.

How can an insanely hard working man(my grandpa, he's a farmer), work along side black men(he only employes black men), and still think so poorly of them? This dude went WAY out of his way to take care of these guys. Always stopped by their trailers to see how things were going. Gave em places to stay if their was trouble at home. He had me hunting and fishing from sun up to sun down to make sure they had food. And NEVER bossed them around. If there was a tractor to fix or work to do, he made sure he was just as sweaty and beat up as they were.

But good lord, he was so racist. If Ole Miss scored a 30 yard touchdown, it was "look at that! Look at that n****r boy run!" He was so horrible when it came to that kind of thing :/ It'll be a sad day when he goes, but glad his way of thinking is dying out with his kind.

:confessionsofreauxltide: Sorry for the random post

At least the guy had SOME resemblance of a moral compass. His buddies got all hot and bothered when MLK went to Memphis(Shelby is 90 minutes from Memphis). Tried to get him to go but thsnkfulky he wasn't THAT extreme. His friends disowned him, good fricking grief.

Whenever the state of race relations are brought up, I can't help but argue that we're in a good place and barreling 100mph in the right direction. I've seen REAL racism. My parents grew up in it. Their parents were the face of it, and it's dying. My parents have had every chance in the world to keep that shite going, but realize how stupid it is. I know we're only one family, but I highly doubt we're some isolated case.

Amen to that Roll Tide I gotta get some sleep before I wax my buddy in some golf today. Take it easy.

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I don't understand how cursing can offend somebody

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Pretty much everything will offend someone these days.



I probably offended someone reading this post.

I appreciate y'all's dialogue. As a Christian in the south, I was/am perplexed by that dynamic Tide talked about. Honestly, it's made me more private about my faith as I cant understand how some people justify the Word and their outside of church viewpoints

Yes, we have come along way. But just because we can interracially, or not get hosed down anymore doesn't mean things are exactly they way SHOULD be. That's what I am hopeful for and what I think we should strive for.

For my personal experiences in interracial relationships, I've been to hell and back honestly. It really showed me how many people keep their racism dormant. How something so simple by love could be frown upon by so many people baffles me. I've never heard so many people say "my parents told me to never date a black (guy/girl)" r " my parents explicitly said 'anyone but a black guy/girl'". Or "I could never bring you home." Shocking things to hear because my parents never once said anything like that. It was never a topic of discussion. Can't fathom how some people were raised in justified hateful environments.

And I'm 26 zand these statements were coming from upper middle class to upper class people. Scary thoughts huh